COACH HOUSE PRESS POST CARD COMPANY
The post card is one of the most ubiquitous printed forms in our culture; it functions as a
medium of communication and serves as a record of places visited and seen -- an inexpensive souvenir. At The Coach House Press, post cards served several functions. They were used as promotional devices to advertise books and periodicals published at the Press. In other instances, Coach House post cards were dedicated to preserving photographic images of local landmarks, as seen in the Scenic Views of Toronto Series.
The Coach House Press post cards also served as an experimental medium, especially in the
development of photographic effects. Often the results are remarkable, the post card is elevated to an art form combining Dadaists and pop art elements.
John B. Boyle. Canadian Heroes Series. "Batoche Paintings by John B. Boyle". [1974]
William Rowe. Pastel Phenomena Series One. 1974
- "Caldonia"
- "Get a Load of This"
- "Zuddan"
- "Samanea"
- "Moonglow"
- "Sensational Mood"
Courtesy of David McKnight.
Coach House post card collage.
"What do you think?" (Stan Bevington)
"At the Hotel Morrissey." (Stan Bevington)
"Railway Tracks." (Stan Bevington)
"Corner of Dupont and Spadina." (Stan Bevington)
"Toronto Vendors Series." (Stan Bevington)
Green Wave. (Stan Bevington)
"The Prairie Elevator." (Stan Bevington)
"Collage 1969." (Gary Lee-Nova)
"Musical Boots from Mars."
"Don’t Fly Away."
Numbered Animals.
House & Building. (Michael Snowdon)
"Agent Provocateur."
"What a Wiener! (The Silly Sausage Symphony)"
"The Jurassic Shales." (Mac McMac)
"Let’s We Forget."
"Sand-Storm of the Desert."
"68 Wales Avenue, Toronto."
"Canadian Whole Earth Almanac."
"America-Poems 1968-70."
"Soft Arkiv."
Fly in Circle.
"IS 11."
"Toy Photography Series."
Strawberry. (Rick/Simon)
"Rrose Sèlavy Scene at Her Machine." (Rick/Simon)
"Dracaena Massangeana." (Rick/Simon)
"The Beat Goes On."..(Rick/Simon)
"Alex the Holy." (Rick/Simon)
"Trances Form." (Rick/Simon)
"Morning Reflections." (Rick/Simon)
Typewriter. (Rick/Simon)
"A Peaceful Pause" .... (Rick/Simon)
"1925 CCM Flyer." (Rick/Simon)
"Photographers Please Submit...." (Rick/Simon)
The Coach House Coat of Arms. (Rick/Simon)
"Toronto Island Natural Resources." (Rick/Simon)
"Chairman Mao Once Thought." (Rick/Simon)
"Avoid Graphics." (Rick/Simon)
Courtesy of Rick/Simon.
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